List #15

I really want to find a project that is challenging, but something I can actually see through to the end. With cooler weather heading our way, my hands are anxious to get the needles going. I really want to do a sweater- like this one, which I found on Katie’s blog. I have attempted sweaters in the past. The first one was with my Sweater Club (yes, you read that right) through Arcadia Knitting, which I just learned closed down! (side bar: it wasn’t the best knitting store in the city, but I’ll never forget the day Buck and I were driving around looking for apartments, had just looked at a great one on Paulina, but I was not thrilled to be so far north. We pulled onto Lawrence, heading East and I looked out the window and saw the knitting shop. It was all the sign I needed that this was the right place for us, and we lived happily there for 6 years.) Anyway, my first sweater failed because the sleeves did not work- too short and too tight in the armpit. I still have it, but have never worn it in public because it’s baaaaaad. The second sweater, a cardigan, just didn’t grab me and I got too frustrated to finish it.

Figuring out how to make a web page

Uggh, this is overwhelming and I want to cry when I think about figuring this out. I bought my domain name, but just have no idea what to do next! Suggestions welcome!

Tea

Friends, I am a coffee lover through and through, but a few times a year I get grabbed by the tea bug and it hangs on! I am trying to establish a ritual with my mornings and evening, and I’d like it to involve tea. When I stayed at Tara’s during Caden’s birth, I fell in love with this one. My all time favorite is this one. And I am on the hunt for something like this. Do I currently have any of these in stock at my house? No, but hopefully that is remedied soon.

Hoodies

Despite the fact that I only own 3 (blue, purple and gray), I have been forbidden by Amber to buy any others. Annie may also have forbidden me. But, I’m sorry ladies, I just love ‘em and may have to add another this season…or maybe something like this will takeover…

Lululemon Universal Wrap

Toms

My super great mama in law (Mama Jan as I’ve taken to calling her) bought me my first pair for Christmas and I LOVE them. I need to expand the collection because they are PERFECT for me! Lightweight, easy to get on/off, cute, comfy and flat.

These are the ones I have

These are pretty awesome

Lotion

I love lotion. If you have some in your bathroom and I’ve been in there, odds are good that I stole a little to try. I’m always on the hunt for another good one.

Making my “List of Luxurious Things I Want”

It’s currently a list in my iPhone and only has “Burberry lip gloss #1” and “Chanel Perfume.” These are things that are so out of the realm of “me” or “my budget” or “my lifestyle” but making the list is kind of fun, even though it is unlikely to go anywhere.

Set a goal and reward yourself with one of those Luxurious Things. When I first lost my job, the “List of Things I Get to Buy When I Have a Job Again” was really long, but the “List of Things I get to Buy When I Get a Date” was supershort (one item – perfume). You know the cost-per-wear is totally justified. 🙂